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Ms. Stern replied that this was one of the interchanges discussed in the background text. Commissioner Blank stated that at the time, there was discussion that this area was in sore need of landscaping. Commissioner Narum noted that Program 7.6 references the gateway at Foothill and I-580. She added that it seemed to her that the Santa Rita Road gateway was also mentioned. Chair Pearce stated that she thinks the General Plan is a good but imperfect document. She noted that there has been significant public input and that she supported the comments made by Commissioner Olson and Narum regarding continuing public input should the document need to be modified in the future. She added that she would like the Commission to recommend this course of action to the City Council. Commissioner Blank moved to recommend that the City Council certify the Final Environmental Impact Report and adopt the CEQA Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Draft Pleasanton General Plan 2005-2025, with any amendments proposed by the Planning Commission; to specifically request that Janice Stern and her staff be commended for their outstanding work over the past four years; and to recommend to the City Council that the City Council develop contingency plans in the event that major assumptions of the General Plan, e.g., housing cap, etc., are subsequently invalidated, and that these contingency plans include a formal mechanism for the gathering and receiving of public input. Chair Pearce noted that the word “invalidated” is a fairly specific word and inquired if the Commission would like to replace it with “required to be modified.” Commissioner Blank stated that modification would come from the City Council and that “invalidated” would refer to an outside agency. Chair Pearce asked Commissioner Blank if he wanted the public input process only if changes were made by an outside agency. Commissioner Blank stated that he is assuming that any City Council modification would go through the normal process of public input. Mr. Roush stated that he believed what Chair Pearce may be suggesting is that if the Commission is interested in having the Council consider some type of public input with due process, whether generated by the Council or an outside force, the Commission is interested in having that process in place. Commissioner Blank proposed stating, “invalidated or modified” so it covers both. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 13, 2009 Page 10 of 13